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Lecture Notes

Glossary Table - a mapping between key terms and the lectures where they are introduced and defined (PDF)

The workshop files are courtesy of Thomas H. Speller, Jr. and are used with permission.

The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and workshop sessions.

Lecture notes files.
SES #	THEMES	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES (PDP)	ARCHITECTURES	EXAMPLES	LECTURE NOTES
L1	Definitions	Technology search	Architecture, form	House, bridge, camera, instruction, SW, amp, whistle	(PDF - 2.9 MB)
L2	Definition closure	Reference PDP	Function	Whistle, SW Op amp	(PDF - 1.4 MB) Tutorial on object process modeling (PDF)
Workshop	Creativity workshop Instructor: Thomas H. Speller, Jr. (Class TA)				Workshop slides (PDF - 1.2 MB) Scenarios as a creative process (PDF) Mind mapping (PDF)
L3	Complexity	Synthesis PDP	Architecture, concept	Whistle, SW, skateboard, services, network, refrigerator	(PDF - 1.2 MB)
L4	Ambiguity	Closure PDP, downstream	Timing, operator, cost	Skateboard, services, network, refrigerator	(PDF)
L5	Ambiguity (cont.)	Upstream	Needs, goals	Skateboard, services, network, refrigerator	(PDF)
L6	Summary	Role of the architect	Value, style, platforms	SDM	(PDF)